Roots and Wings- Who says you can't have both...: Poland Trip

Recently, I joined the American Spouses Club (ASC). I thought it would be a great way to meet new people in the area, so even though I am not a spouse I joined. My friend Lisa would say it's about time, she had been asking me to join for the past year.

One of the trips the ASC goes on every year is a Polish Pottery trip. Polish Pottery is beautiful high quality pottery, and is also a rite of passage for military families in Europe. You can walk into most homes and know if the family has spent time in Europe, by the pottery around. Of course this doesn't mean everyone, but a majority, not all people like the design of the pottery. I personally like it, so I had no problems spending money.

Before it was cleaned and put away

Probably some Christmas presents in the mix

It was quite the weekend. We left at about 1145 pm on Thursday night. 24 of us made the 10 hour (one way) trip in a tour bus. We arrived Friday morning and started to shop. We visited the factories on day one. Each factory has an on-site store. We shopped all day until our feet hurt. Then had a wonderful dinner and stayed in a beautiful little hotel, called the Blue Beetroot www.bluebeetroot.com/rates.html. We all drank good wine and got pampered, I had a wonderful foot massage.

Poland is a very poor country. I felt thankful for all I have when we walked the street and drove around the countryside. There is so much history there, I hope to go back.

In the morning we woke up loaded the bus and were off to shop at the little shops that dot the streets of Boleslawiec the town where all the factories and shops are located. We headed back to the bus late in the day to head home. We had intended to stop for dinner about 9 pm, to our dismay the restaurant we had planned to eat at was closed. We all reloaded the bus and drove on. At about 10pm, we stopped at a McDonalds. As many of you know, I do not like Mickey D's. I had a large water and a little kids meal thing of apples. It was just enough to fill my stomach enough to sleep the rest of the way home.

Cleaned and put away

After unloading the bus, I made it home about 4 am this morning (Sunday). It was a wonderful weekend. Not only do I have beautiful new pottery to show for it, I also made new friends.